The median home in Scranton, Pennsylvania is valued at $196,151, up 3.9% year over year. Typical monthly rent is $1,332, producing a price-to-rent ratio of 12.3x — below the national average of 18x. Scranton is part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area, which CrashWatch tracks daily with real-time stress scores and crash risk analysis.
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Home Value$196,151
+3.9%
Rent$1,332/mo
AFFORDABILITYRenting $35/mo cheaper ($1,332 rent)6.50% 30yr, 20% down, county tax + PA ins. 28% per HUD.
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$39,230 on $196,151
Affordable — 21.9% of income
Under the 28% guideline.
PITI$1,367
P/I21.9%
Afford$251K
Room+$55K
P&I $992Tax $258Ins $117
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